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Flickr has a strong social and community aspect to it. You can connect with other photographers on many different levels. The platform is also designed so that work can also be made available to the community at large. Among these opportunities, you can create online groups and bring together those that share your interests. Learn more about this feature in this video.

- [Voiceover] I have just a couple more things…I want to show you pertaining to groups,…including how to create your own if you want to start one.…So we'll start out with, okay, where are my groups again?…We'll go right across the bar here and click on that,…and you'll see the groups that you belong to.…In our case here, we belong to Photo Gear for Fun.…But if you have many groups that you're a part of,…all of those will be listed here, and of course…you can click on it to go over…to that group and see what's going on.…

So that's an easy way to follow the activity…in the groups that you're a part of.…Let's go back to our photo stream,…and we'll go back to Groups, and you'll see…a button here to Create a Group.…And you go, wow, okay, that's interesting.…I've always wanted to create a group on bicycle pedals.…(laughs)…Well, actually, it's not a bad idea now I think about it.…So anyway, if you want to do that,…I'm gonna save that for you.…

I'm gonna focus on photo gear at the moment,…but if you want to create a group on bicycle pedals,…

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4/27/2016

With its multifaceted organizational and editing tools, Flickr takes sharing photo collections to a new level of ease and creativity. New features like the Camera Roll and 1TB storage capacity make it appealing for professional photographers as well as casual users. In Sharing Photos with Flickr, professional photographer and teacher Derrick Story goes step-by-step through the online interface and the functions, so anyone can upload, edit, and share their photos and videos. Derrick also shows techniques for making Flickr photos easier to find, from creating sets and collections to tagging and assigning photos to a map. Plus, learn how to participate in the active community and explore the Flickr universe for inspiration.

Topics include:

Why use Flickr?

Using Photostream vs. Camera Roll to view Flickr images

Setting up and customizing a Flickr account

Uploading photos and videos from various sources

Viewing larger photos and slideshows

Editing and tagging photos

Participating in the Flickr community through comments, contacts, groups, and more